Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, who remains out indefinitely after tearing the ACL in his right knee nearly a year ago, is apparently being recruited by Carmelo Anthony to come play for the Knicks, Rondo’s high school coach, Steve Smith, told USA Today High School Sports.

“He took a long time off and he's rehabbed the right way,” said Smith, the Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) coach. “Whether he stays in Boston or not who knows. I know, talking to Melo (Carmelo Anthony), he's recruiting Rajon to come to New York. Melo thinks he'll come too. You never know about that stuff though. I think either way, Rajon will be fine.”

Interestingly, Smith’s comment would seem to indicate that the free-agent-to-be Anthony has made up his mind about staying in New York. And if that’s the case, New York would be a far more intriguing place for Rondo to play than in Boston, where the Celtics have no star the caliber of Anthony but somehow are the best of a terrible lot in the Atlantic Division at 8-12—even better than the Knicks.

Rondo was averaging 13.7 points and 11.7 assists when he went down with his injury last January. His current deal runs through the 2014-15 season.